Hair Styler Used for Conditioning, Drying and Curling Hair

ABSTRACT

A hair styler is used for conditioning, drying, and curling hair, comprising a cylindrical hair styler body with a hair curling lever on the hair styler. A handle is coaxially provided on one end of the hair styler body. A micro motor is provided in the handle. The said micro motor drives the hair styler body to relatively rotate about the handle alongside its axis. The handle is disposed of control switch controlling rotation of control motor; the heat generated by energization of the hair styler body or that is set up in the hair styler body directly heats up the electric heater adjacent to the hair styler body. The invention features advantages such as easy operation as well as functions of hair curling, drying, conditioning, and scalp care.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The subject invention involves a kind of hair styler functioning hairconditioning, drying, and curling.

BACKGROUND ART

At the time of haircut, the hair always needs to be styled. For ageneral styling method, the hair dresser or another person holds a haircurler by one hand and a hair dryer by another hand. The person holdingthe haircut tool first curls the hair of the person having his hair cut(the “client”) with hair curler. Then, he uses a hair dryer to directtoward the curled hair for styling by blowing hot air. In this hairstyling method, another person's assistance is not only necessary, butalso the employed hair dryer features high power consumption and highnoise, always resulting in bad feeling to the client for a long time.Additionally, there is a kind of commonly used noise-free hairstraightening method generally including a cylindrical plastic haircurler at present. When using, the hair is curled on the curler then thecurled hair is heated and styled with heating cover. This curler needsthe other people's help for curling and needs to be provided withheating cover for hair styling. Therefore, it will not apply tohousehold use. In general, it is used in a hair salon. In addition, thiscurler is only designed with hair curling function, without automaticdrying and scalp care. It is only designed with single function.

China Patent Literature CN2891771Y discloses an electric hair curler,including motor-driven rotary hair brush and a group of hot air deliveryfan mounted on the handle. This curler is provided with hot air deliveryfan, which features high noise and low thermal utilization rate.

CONTENTS OF THE INVENTION

The technical problem to be solved in the invention is that a kind ofhair styler functioning hair conditioning, drying, and curling isprovided, which may be independently operated by the hair curlingoperator and is basically of noise-free pollution.

The invention is for another purpose that this hair styler may also emitfar infrared ray, featuring very good care to human scalp and/or hair.

The technical solution of the invention is to provide a hair stylerfunctioning hair conditioning, drying, and curling, comprising acylindrical hair styler body, provided with a hair curling lever on thesaid hair styler, characterized in that a handle is coaxially providedon one end of the said hair styler body, that a micro motor is providedin the said handle, that the said micro motor drives the said hairstyler body to relatively rotate about the said handle alongside itsaxis, that the said handle is disposed of control switch controllingrotation of control motor; the heat generated by energization of thesaid hair styler body or that is set up in the said hair styler bodydirectly heats up the electric heater adjacent to the said hair stylerbody.

The said air styler body is made of material able to emit far infraredray under heat. When the said hair styler body is heated up to presettemperature, the said hair styler body will emit far infrared ray

The said hair styler body is made of metallic material. The saidmetallic hair styler body is disposed of several far infrared raygenerators made of material able to emit far infrared ray under heat orthe outside surface of the hair styler body is provided with a farinfrared ray generating cladding made of material able to emit farinfrared ray under heat. When the said hair styler body is heated up topreset temperature, the said hair styler body will emit far infraredray.

The hair styler body will generate heat when the said hair styler bodyis energized to generate heat because the said hair styler body is madeof vitrified pipe and the said vitrified pipe is disposed of electricmembrane and the said electric membrane will generate heat afterenergization.

The said handle is disposed of an overloading protection meanspreventing excessively pulled hair.

The fan blades connected to the said micro motor output shaft aremounted in the hair styler body or in the handle installed on the jointbetween the said hair styler body and the said handle. The said hairstyler body is provided with air outlet and the said handle is disposedof air inlet. When the micro motor rotates, the fan blades blow the airin the hair styler body out of the air outlet.

The material able to emit far infrared ray under heat is made of farinfrared vitrified pipe.

The material able to emit far infrared ray under heat is made of quartz.

The material able to emit far infrared ray under heat is made of Al₂O₃.

The said air curling level is disposed of insulated ball end.

The material able to emit far infrared ray under heat is made oftourmaline powder.

The material able to emit far infrared ray under heat is made oftourmaline powder.

The said curling lever is replaced by hair curling wool;

The said hair curling wool is artificial wool, the said artificial woolis made of nylon added with 1%-15% (Wt %) tourmaline powder.

The said hair styler body is made of high temperature resistant hardplastic added with 1%-15% (Wt %) tourmaline powder.

The said tourmaline powder contains the following components in weightpercentage (Wt %):

B₂O₃ 10%-15%; SiO₂ 30%-35%; Fe₂O₃ 1%-3%; AL₂O₃ 32%-36%; CaO 1%-3%; MgO9%-14%; K₂O 0.5%-1%; Na₂O 2%-5% TiO₂ 1%-3%.

The said tourmaline powder may also contain the following components inweight percentage (Wt %):

B₂O₃ 12%-13%; SiO₂ 25%-30%; Fe₂O₃ 1%-3%; AL₂O₃ 33%-35%; CaO 1%-3%; MgO9%-14% K₂O 0.5%-1%; Na₂O 2%-5% TiO₂ 1%-3%.

In the invention, the curler is driven by a micro motor. The hair curlerhandle is disposed of control switches. When a user independently curlshis hair, only operate one of control switches to rotate the hair stylerbody and the user's hair may be properly curled. When it is necessary touncurl, operate the other switch to reverse the curler and the hair mayeasily be uncurled. The hair styler body is designed to be directlyheated or with an electric heater within it for the purposes of drying,conditioning, and with bad feeling to client due to noise generated fromair dryer. Fan blades are provided in the hair styler body or in thehandle, which may auxiliarily dry hair. This air only dissipates theevaporated moisture generated when the hair is dried by far infrared rayunder high temperature, of which volume and noise is far lower thanthose of conventional air dryer, basically without noise. In addition,the said hair styler body is made of material able to emit far infraredray or the hair styler body is provided with inlaying or claddingmaterial able to emit far infrared ray. Thus, the hair styler body willgenerate far infrared ray after it is heated up to the presettemperature. Therefore, it is good to care of human scalp. Meanwhile, inthe invention, the hair styler body is directly contacted with hair.Using far infrared ray to dry and evaporate may cause energy saving andlow carbon. It overcomes the problem that the conventional air dryerrelies on instantaneous contact between air and electric heater but onlypartial heat may be available as well as that hair is impaired by oxygenion. The hair curling lever can also generate far infrared line after itis heated, which may function care to human hair.

DESCRIPTION OF FIGURES

FIG. 1 shows the structural schematic view of the first embodiment.

FIG. 2 shows the structural schematic view of the second embodiment.

FIG. 3 shows the structural schematic view of the third embodiment.

MODE OF CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

The invention is explained in detail with attached figures as follows.

Please refer to FIG. 1. FIG. 1 shows the structural schematic view ofthe first embodiment. The invention reveals a kind of hair stylerfunctioning hair conditioning, drying, and curling, includingcylindrical hair styler body 1. The said hair styler body 1 is disposedof hair curling level 2. The handle 3 is coaxially provided on one endof the said hair styler body 1. The micro motor 4 is provided in thesaid handle 3. The said micro motor 4 drives the said hair styler body 1to relatively rotate about the said handle 3 alongside its axis. Thesaid handle 3 is disposed of control switch 31 controlling rotation ofcontrol motor, temperature control switch 32 and electric fan switch 33.In this embodiment, the said hair styler body 1 is an infrared rayvitrified pipe which may generate heat when it is heated up to thepreset temperature. The said infrared ray vitrified pipe is disposed ofelectrically heating membrane. The said electrically heating membranemay be connected to power supply to heat the said hair styler body 1through heat generation from the electrically heating membrane afterenergization. In this embodiment, the said electrically heating membraneis disposed of an insulated layer for prevention of short circuit. Inorder to ensure that the electrically heating membrane keeps energizedwhen the hair styler body 1 is rotating, structure similar to motorcarbon brush may be provided between on both ends of the electricallyheating membrane and on both ends of power line so that the hair stylerbody 1 may rotate and the electrically heating membrane can also keepenergized. The said hair curling level 2 provided on the hair stylerbody 1 is also made of material which may generate infrared ray underheat. In order to prevent damaged human scalp directly by hair curlinglevel 2, the insulated ball end 21 is provided on the outer end of thesaid hair curling level 2. In this embodiment, the structure of the saidhandle 3 connected to the hair styler body 1 is as follows: The bearing5 is provided on the outer wall on the end, which is connected to hairstyler body 1, of the said handle 3. The said hair styler body 1 isrigidly connected to the bearing 5. The output shaft of the micro motor4 is rigidly connected to the inner wall of the hair styler body 1.Thus, the rotary micro motor 4 may drive the hair styler body 1 torelatively rotate about the handle 3. When the user needs to curl hair,he only moves the control switch 31 on the FORWORD position for haircurling. On the other hand, hair uncurling may be done. In thisembodiment, the control switch 31 is a light-contact switch. Lightlypress it for one time to rotate forward, for two times to reverse, andfor three times to power off. After the hair is curled as required,press the temperature switch 32 and the hair may be conditioned. Thetemperature switch 32 may be provided with several positions. Eachposition corresponds to different temperature ranges to accommodatedifferent hair styles. If single air drying is needed, the electric airfan switch 33 may be moved to ON position for good drying effect whilethe temperature control switch 32 is moved to ON position. The fanblades connected to the output shaft of the said micro motor 4 aremounted in the hair styler body 1 or in the handle 3 installed on thejoint between the said hair styler body 1 and the said handle 3. Thesaid hair styler body 1 is provided with air outlet and the said handle3 is disposed of air inlet. When the micro motor 4 rotates, the fanblades blow the air in the hair styler body 1 out of the air outlet. Theelectric fan (not shown) in the invention will not cause any noisepollution to client due to its very low power and low noise. The saidhandle 3 may be disposed of an overloading protection means preventingexcessively pulled hair. This overloading protection means may be amicro torque limiter. When the hair styler body 1 relatively rotatesabout the handle by an angle, the micro torque limiter enables toprevent excessively pulled hair.

Obviously, in order to accommodate the needs of different people, suchas male or female, long hair or short hair, the invention may be alsodesigned as follows: The hair curling lever provided on the said hairstyler body is replaced by curling levers or hair curling cylinders withdifferent lengths. The said cylinder may be replaceably sleeved on thesaid hair styler body. That is, hair curling levers or hair curlingcylinders with different lengths and/or diameters may be designed. Thecylinders may be used for different people (as needed).

Please refer to FIG. 2. It is the second embodiment of a hair stylerfunctioning hair conditioning, drying, and curling, comprising acylindrical hair styler body 1. The said hair styler body 1 is made ofmetallic material. The said hair styler body 1 is disposed of farinfrared ray generator 11 made of material generating far infrared rayunder heat. The said hair styler body is disposed of electric heater 6.The said electric heater 6 is tightly provided on the inner wall of thesaid hair styler body to directly heat up the said hair styler body 1.When the said electric heater 6 is heated, the said far infrared raygenerator 11 will emit far infrared ray. The said hair styler body 1 isdisposed of hair curling lever 2. The end of the curling lever 2 isdisposed of insulated ball end 21. One end of the said hair styler body1 is disposed of handle 3. The said 3 is disposed of micro motor 4. Thesaid micro motor 1 drives the said hair styler body 1 to relativelyrotate about the said handle 3. The said handle 1 is disposed of controlswitch 31 controlling rotation of micro motor 4.

The fan blades (not shown, alternatively provided in the handle)connected to the output shaft of the said micro motor 4 are mounted inthe hair styler body 1 installed on the joint between the said hairstyler body 1 and the said handle 3. The said hair styler body 1 isprovided with air outlet (not shown) and the said handle 3 is disposedof air inlet (not shown). When the micro motor 4 rotates, the fan bladesblow the air in the hair styler body 1 out of the air outlet.

Please refer to FIG. 3. FIG. 3 shows the structural schematic view ofthe third embodiment. Compared to the embodiment as shown in FIG. 2,that in FIG. 3 has approximately the same structure. The difference isthat the outside surface of the hair styler body 1 is dispose of farinfrared ray generating layer 12 made of cladding material which mayemit far infrared ray under heat. When the said hair styler body 1 isheated up to the preset temperature, the far infrared ray generatinglayer 12 on the said hair styler body 1 will emit far infrared ray.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the said material which can emit farinfrared ray under heat may be vitrified material which can emit farinfrared ray under heat, or quartz material which can emit far infraredray under heat, or Al₂O₃ material which can emit far infrared ray underheat, etc. These materials which may generate far infrared ray may alsohave effect generating negative ion

The above-mentioned material which can emit far infrared ray under heatmay alternatively be said tourmaline material which can emit farinfrared ray under heat, or tourmaline powder material which can emitfar infrared ray under heat.

Obviously, the said curling lever is replaced by hair curling wool. Thesaid hair curling wool is artificial wool, the said artificial wool ismade of nylon added with 1%-15% (Wt %) tourmaline powder.

Fabrication of artificial wool: Weight Percentage;

Embodiment 1

Nylon 99% tourmaline powder (size of 300 and over) 1%, melted and mixedevenly, manufactured as nylon wire, just cut as required.

Embodiment 2

Nylon 96% tourmaline powder (size of 300 and over) 4%, melted and mixedevenly, manufactured as nylon wire, just cut as required.

Embodiment 3

Nylon 93% tourmaline powder (size of 300 and over) 7%, melted and mixedevenly, manufactured as nylon wire, just cut as required.

Embodiment 4

Nylon 90% tourmaline powder (size of 300 and over) 10%, melted and mixedevenly, manufactured as nylon wire, just cut as required.

Embodiment 5

Nylon 88% tourmaline powder (size of 300 and over) 12%, melted and mixedevenly, manufactured as nylon wire, just cut as required.

Embodiment 6

Nylon 85% tourmaline powder (size of 300 and over) 15%, melted and mixedevenly, manufactured as nylon wire, just cut as required.

The said hair styler body is made of high temperature resistant hardplastic added with 1%-15% (Wt %) tourmaline powder.

Fabrication of hair styler body: Explanation is made with hardhigh-temperature-resistant plastic which is a kind of polyimide andresistant to temperature of 300° C., as an example. Weight percentage;

Embodiment 7

Polyimide 99% tourmaline powder (size of 300 and over) 1%, melted andmixed evenly, manufactured as cylindrical shape by injection molding

Embodiment 8

Polyimide 96% tourmaline powder (size of 300 and over) 4%, melted andmixed evenly, manufactured as cylindrical shape by injection molding

Embodiment 9

Polyimide 93% tourmaline powder (size of 300 and over) 7%, melted andmixed evenly, manufactured as cylindrical shape by injection molding

Embodiment 10

Polyimide 90% tourmaline powder (size of 300 and over) 10%, melted andmixed evenly, manufactured as cylindrical shape by injection molding

Embodiment 11

Polyimide 88% tourmaline powder (size of 300 and over) 12%, melted andmixed evenly, manufactured as cylindrical shape by injection molding

Embodiment 12

Polyimide 85% tourmaline powder (size of 300 and over) 15%, melted andmixed evenly, manufactured as cylindrical shape by injection molding

The said tourmaline powder contains the following components in Wt %:B₂O₃ 10%-15%; SiO₂ 30%-35%; Fe₂O₃ 1%-3%; AL₂O₃ 32%-36%; CaO 1%-3%; MgO9%-14% K₂O 0.5%-1% Na₂O 2%-5% TiO₂ 1%-3%.

Embodiment 13

Tourmaline powder (all the components having size of 300 meshes andover):

B₂O₃ 10%; SiO₂ 30%; Fe₂O₃ 3%; AL₂O₃ 36%; CaO 3%; MgO 9% K₂O 1% Na₂O 5%;TiO₂ 3%. The above-mentioned may be used immediately after they areevenly mixed.

Embodiment 14

Tourmaline powder (all the components having size of 300 meshes andover):

B₂O₃ 13%; SiO₂ 33%; Fe₂O₃ 2%; AL₂O₃ 32%; CaO 2.5%; MgO 14% K₂O 0.5% Na₂O2%; TiO₂ 1%. The above-mentioned may be used immediately after they areevenly mixed.

Embodiment 15

Tourmaline powder (all the components having size of 300 meshes andover):

B₂O₃ 15%; SiO₂ 30%; Fe₂O₃ 1%; AL₂O₃ 36%; CaO 1%; MgO 9% K₂O 1% Na₂O 5%;TiO₂ 2%. The above-mentioned may be used immediately after they areevenly mixed.

Embodiment 16

Tourmaline powder (all the components having size of 300 meshes andover):

B₂O₃ 10%; SiO₂ 35%; Fe₂O₃ 3%; AL₂O₃ 33%; CaO 1%; MgO 9% K₂O 1% Na₂O 5%;TiO₂ 3%. The above-mentioned may be used immediately after they areevenly mixed.

1. A hair styler used for conditioning, drying, and curling hair, consists of a cylindrical hair styler body that is mounted a hair curling lever, a handle that is coaxially installed on one end of said hair styler body, a micro motor that is installed inside of said handle, and an electric heater that is installed inside of said hair styler body or adjacent to said hair styler body; said hair styler body being able to relatively rotate around said handle alongside its axis which is operated by said micro motor; a switch being mounted on said handle to control the rotation of said hair styler body.
 2. The hair styler according to claim 1, said hair styler body is made with a substance being able to emit far infrared ray, and said hair styler body is able to emit far infrared ray when the temperature of said hair styler body is heated up as preset.
 3. The hair styler according to claim 1, said hair styler body is fully made with metallic material mounted with several far infrared ray generators which are made with a substance being able to emit far infrared ray when a heat is provided; or the surface of said hair styler body is installed with a far infrared ray generating cladding that is made with said substance being able to emit far infrared ray when a heat is provided; said hair styler body is able to emit far infrared ray when the temperature of said hair styler body is heated up as preset.
 4. The hair styler according to claim 1, said hair styler body is made with a vitrified pipe that is installed an electric membrane that is able to generate heat when electric power is provided; then, said hair styler body is able to generate heat when said hair styler body is supplied with electric power.
 5. The hair styler according to claim 1, said handle is mounted an overloading protection device that prevents hair being excessively pulled.
 6. The hair styler according to claim 1, fan blades, connected with output shaft of said micro motor, are installed inside said hair styler body or said handle at the joint between said hair styler body and said handle; said hair styler body having an air outlet; said fan blades blows the air out from said hair styler body via said air outlet when said micro motor is rotating.
 7. The hair styler according to claim 1, said curling level is installed an insulated ball end.
 8. The hair styler according to claim 1, said hair curling lever is able to be replaced by hair curling wool.
 9. The hair styler according to claim 1, said curling lever is able to be replaced by hair curling wool that is artificial wool that is made by mixing nylon with 1%-15% (Wt %) tourmaline powder.
 10. The hair styler according to claim 1, said hair curling lever mounted on said hair styler body is changeable with various hair curling levers or cylinders with different lengths and/or different diameters, said cylinder that is sleeved on said hair styler body is able to be replaced.
 11. The hair styler according to claim 2, said substance, being able to emit far infrared ray when the heat is provided, is made of a far infrared vitrified pipe.
 12. The hair styler according to claim 2, said substance, being able to emit far infrared ray when the heat is provided, is made of quartz.
 13. The hair styler according to claim 2, said substance, being able to emit far infrared ray when the heat is provided, is made of alumina (Al₂O₃).
 14. The hair styler according to claim 2, said substance, being able to emit far infrared ray when the heat is provided, is made of tourmaline powder.
 15. The hair styler according to claim 2, said substance, being able to emit far infrared ray when the heat is provided, is a tourmaline powder.
 16. The hair styler according to claim 9, the percentage of compounds by weight of said tourmaline powder is as following: 10%-15% of boron trioxide (B₂O₃); 30%-35% of silica (SiO₂); Fe₂O₃ 1%-3% of iron oxide (Fe₂O₃); 32%-36% of alumina (AL₂O₃); 1%-3% of calcium oxide (CaO); 9%-14% of magnesium oxide (MgO); 0.5%4% of dipotassium oxide (K₂O); 2%-5% of disodium oxide (Na₂O) and 1%-3% of titanium oxide (TiO₂).
 17. The hair styler according to claim 9, said curling lever is able to be replaced by a hair curling wool that is an artificial wool that is made by mixing nylon with 1%-15% (Wt %) tourmaline powder.
 18. The hair styler according to claim 9, said hair curling wool is an artificial wool that is made by mixing nylon with 1%-15% (Wt %) tourmaline powder.
 19. The hair styler according to claim 15, the percentage of compounds by weight of said tourmaline powder is as following: 10%-15% of boron trioxide (B₂O₃); 30%-35% of silica (SiO₂); Fe₂O₃ 1%-3% of iron oxide (Fe₂O₃); 32%-36% of alumina (AL₂O₃); 1%-3% of calcium oxide (CaO); 9%-14% of magnesium oxide (MgO); 0.5%4% of dipotassium oxide (K₂O); 2%-5% of disodium oxide (Na₂O) and 1%-3% of titanium oxide (TiO₂).
 20. The hair styler according to claim 18, the percentage of compounds by weight of said tourmaline powder is as following: 10%-15% of boron trioxide (B₂O₃); 30%-35% of silica (SiO₂); Fe₂O₃ 1%-3% of iron oxide (Fe₂O₃); 32%-36% of alumina (AL₂O₃); 1%-3% of calcium oxide (CaO); 9%-14% of magnesium oxide (MgO); 0.5%4% of dipotassium oxide (K₂O); 2%-5% of disodium oxide (Na₂O) and 1%-3% of titanium oxide (TiO₂). 